Schock v. Penn Township Mutual Fire Insurance

Opinion by

Rhodes, J.,

On August 17, 1908, defendant, a mutual fire insurance company, issued to plaintiff its standard perpetual fire insurance policy covering certain buildings which were destroyed by fire on September 3, 1938. Defendant refused to pay the loss, and plaintiff brought an action in assumpsit on the policy. The defense was that between October 30, 1921, and September 1, 1925, the policy was canceled, and that no assessments had been paid on the policy since 1921. The court below directed a verdict in favor of plaintiff. Defendant’s motion for judgment n.o.v. was overruled, and…